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M. vow RECKLINGHAUSEN.

MEANS FOR SUPPORTING GAS HOLDING CYLINDERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 19!].

1 345,042 4 Patented June 29, 1920.

a l6 l7 III I III w 164 MMW UNITED STATES PA OFFER MAX voN RECKLINGHAUSEN, 'orNEw onmN. Y., ASSIGNOR To m REDUCTION COMPANY, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW YORK.

MEANS FOR SUPPORTING GAS-HOLDING CYLINDERS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX VON RECKLING- HAUSEN, a German citizen, and a resident of the city of New York, county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Means for Supporting Gas-Holding Cylinders, ofwhich the following 'is a specification.

It has been found that in filling cylinders or tanks with gases, such as oxygen, a certain amount of water is introduced into such cylinders or tanks and various means have been employed for separating such water from the gas because its presence in the gas, after the same has been sold and distributed, is objectionable to the purchaser.

One way ofpreventing the introduction of water with the gas, as oxygen, into the cylinders or tanks has been to provide in or .inconnection with the pipe from which the gasis delivered into the said cylinders or tanks what is known as purging means for eliminating and separatlng out the water from the gas. However, this practice is found to be unsatisfactory because of the rapid movement of the gas in such pipe and in the so called purging'means, thewater being carried along with the gas due toits rapid movement. The separation, as obviously would be the case, takes place more effectively and more completely at points where the gas is as nearly quiescent or stationary as may be possible. 7

It ismy idea that the water, if any be present,.may be more efii'ectively and completely separated from the gas after it has been delivered'into the cylinder or tank and to this end it is desirable that the cylinders or tanks be filled upside down. The water 7 beingv in the form of a liquid seeks the low. est point in the cylinder or tank and when the tank is in inverted position the water will collect at its lower end and may be permitted to escape through the opening in the neck or head of the bottle through which the cylinder or tank has been filled.

These cylinders or tanks are quite heavy and are more or less'difiicult to handle, consequently I have provided means whereby they may be readilyplaced in position by theworkm'en and held in inverted position with the openings or opening in the neck or head thereot in proper relation to the end of are provided Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 29, 1920.

Application filed February 16, 1917. Serial No. 149,153.

a 1 filling tube having connection with the distributing pipe for distributing the as."

In the accompanying drawings have illustrated one constructional form of a supporting device embodying-my invention and have indicated the manner in which I proposeto use the same. It should be understood, however, that various changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the scope of my invention asthe same isset forth in the specification and claims which follow.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a device embodyingmy in- I vention, a. portion ofthe stopping means for retaining the said supporting means and the cylinder or tank therein in upright position, the cylinder or tank being in inverted position. I 1

F 1g. 21s a similar view whlch includes the said stopping means and shows the support- ;ward the rightin said figure;

Referring to the drawings,11 and 2 designate the opposite side'm'embers of a, metallic frame connected at their rear ends by a cross bar 3 integral or otherwise connected therewith. When horizontal position, as

shown in Fig. 1, the rear end of thesaid frame rests upon an. abutment or support 4 whichlres'ts on thefoundation or thefloor upon which the device as a whole stands.

The forward ends of the'sides 1 and'2 .are connected to the lower opposing ends .5 of a frame member 6. The ends'of the said side members 1 and 2 and the ends 5 of the frame member 6 may be rigidly secured togetherin any suitable manner. As shown, I have provided the forward ends of the side members 1 and 2 with short upwardly extending projections 7 which are riveted to the'adjacent lower end portions of the sides of the frame '6, while the lower ends of thesaidsides 6 with rearwardly extending projections 8, which also are riveted tothe sides 1 and'2 adjacent totheir forward ends.

The forward "ends of the sides '1 and 2 and the end portions 5 of the frame 6 are pivotally supported upon a pivot rod 10 supported upon upwardly extending portions 11 of a bracket 12 secured by means of'bolts 13' or otherwise' to the foundation or-other support upon which the device rests or stands.

15 and 16 designate respectively 2 couples these supports'the forward end portions thereof may be placed upon the rollers 15 and thereafter the said cylinders may be slid or rolled forwardly along upon the said rollers into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, and when in .such position may be movably held by means of a spring 17 which contacts with the upperside of the said cylinder or tank 16*, the said spring being secured upon the lower side of a cross bar 18, pivotally secured at 19 to the upper end of a standard 20. The opposite end'of the said bar'1 8 is adapted to be detachably connected with theupper end of a standard 21 by means of a binding nut device 22.

" 25 designates rollers mounted upon radially positioned pivot supports 26, the axes of the said pivot supports extending slightly forward, as indicated in the drawings,so as to adapt the peripheries of the said rollers 25 to rest truly, that'is to say, substantially at right angles to the surface of the shoulder portion 27 ofthe cylinder or tank 16;

'It is to be understood, however, that my invention is not limited to the particular construction of rollers as shown nor to the V particular manner'of supporting the same which is shown. 7 I

I have shown three of these rollers 25, but

it will be understood that this numbermay and also in" order to be'increased if desired. I

Thepresence of these rollers 25 facilitates rotation of the cylinders or tanks16 for the purpose-of permitting them to be, readily positioned in order that the valve closed opening at 30 in theneck 31 of the cylinder or tank may be positioned accurately with respect tothe end of a pipe 32 havingcom nection with a distributing pipe 33 having connection with a source (not shown) of gas which is to be introduced or* delivered into the cylinders or tank 16. In order to permit the end of the neck of the cylinder or tank to be moved to the position indicated in Fig. 2' of the drawings 7 p 7 permit persons having charge of the filling of the said cylinders or tanks-to have access readily to the necks of the saidcylinders or tanks for the v purpose cylinders or tanks.

of connecting-the tubes 32 thereto apit is i provided, as partially indicated at 34.

In order that the-cylinders. or tanks v and the supporting frames therefor maybe supported and sustained in upright position, as

indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, I have provided :15, bar 35 arranged in substantial parallel relation to the axis of the pivot rod 10 and which is situated in a "plane a distance above a horizontal plane through the said pivot. The said bar is situated forwardly of the said pivot as shown and is supported upon supporting standards 36 (only one of which is shown). 1

While I have shown' but a single pivoted cylinder or tank supporting frame, it will be understood that these frames may be duplicated and positioned at intervals side by side, and it will also be understood that a single frame may be constructed of a width suflicient to hold a plurality of cylinders or tanks side by side, such'frames being provided with a plurality of supporting means, such as is shown upon theframe as illustrated, for holding the respective I claim 1. A frame for supporting a member, said i framebei-ng provided with rotatable supporting means intermedi ate its ends for'supporting said'member, said supporting means being adapted: to rotate in planes substantially parallel to the axis of said member and also with supporting means at one end for contacting with different points upon the end portion of said cylinder to support 7 said cylinder when it is in upright or partially-upright position. I I

2. In combination, a framepivoted' adjacent to one of its ends to" stationary pivots,

said frame adapted to ,occupy'either a'substantially horizontal-or an upright'position and being provided with means for supporting a member, a stop member situated in; a plane forwardly of the point of pivotal support of the said frame and also in a hori zontal plane a distance above a horizontal plane through thesaid-point of pivotal sup-' port, substantially] as described.

3. A frame for supporting'cylinders for holding a gas, said frame being provided with rotatable" supporting means intermediate its ends for supporting a cylinder and also being provided with rotatable support-f mg means at one end for contacting with the end portion of saidcylinder, and supporting the same when in upright position.

4. A frame for supporting cylinders for holding a gas, said frame having rollers supported at opposite sides thereof'intermediate its ends and upon which acylinder is adapted to rest and the saidzframe b ng provided at its forward end with aframelike portion having rollers mounted on; ra- 1- dial supports, the said rollers being. adapted to contact with the forward endportion of the said cylinder, substantially as described.

5. A frame adapted for supporting a cylinder for holding a gas, the said frame comprising side bars having intermediate their ends one or more rollers upon which a cylinder is adapted to rest, said rollers'lying in planes extending longitudinally of said cylinder, and the said frame also terminating at its forward end in a laterally extending frame-like portion, which portion is provided with rollers which are adapted to contact with the forward end portion of the,

said cylinder for supporting the same'when in inverted upright position, substantially as described.

6. A frame adapted "to support a cylinder for holding gases, said frame comprising sides each having one or more rollers secured thereto intermediate its ends for supporting a cylinder, a laterally extended frame-like portion connected ,to the forward ends of the said sides, a pivot support for the forward end of the said frame and rollers pivoted upon the said laterally extending frame-like portion, the axes of said rollers extending radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of such cylinder as may be placed upon the said frame-like support, substantially as described.

7. A frame structure for supporting a cylinder adapted to hold gases, said frame structure 'being provided with revolnble supporting means intermediate its ends for supporting a cylinder, yielding means for securing the said cylinder upon the said frame structure, the said frame structure comprising a portion at its forward end extending laterally thereof, said portion being provided with a plurality of rollers arranged in spaced relation with respect to each other and radially arranged pivot supports for said rollers carried by the said portion, substantially as described.

8. In combination, a frame pivotally supported adjacent to one of its ends, said frame being adapted to occupy either a sub-' stantially horizontal or an upright position and being provided with rotatable means intermediate its ends for supporting a cylindrical member and being provided with means for engaging with one end portion of said cylindrical member when the said frame is in upright or partially upright position to support the same, and means for retaining the'said member in position upon said frame "when the latter is in upright position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereunto signed my nane this sixth day of February A. D. 191

MAX VON REOKLINGHAUSEN. 

